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We knew the Pirates would have to make a flurry of roster moves in advance of tonight’s contest in San Diego…and here they are. Kevin Correia will start the game. He threw two innings yesterday, but volunteered to start tonight anyway (my guess is that he REALLY doesn’t like pitching out of the bullpen, but […]

Before Sunday’s game, Juan Cruz was activated from the disabled list and Jared Hughes was sent to AAA to clear a roster spot for him. Cruz was effective to begin the season for the Pirates, but dropped off a bit before hitting the DL for nearly a month. Still, his overall numbers are strong (2.61 […]

The fourth inning that wouldn’t end cost the Pirates in a big way on Friday night, as they blew an early lead and missed a chance to win their fifth game in a row. The party got started early on in front of a packed house at PNC Park. Josh Harrison, Drew Sutton, and Andrew […]

Ugh. Sunday was an acceptable loss. It was Kevin Correia against Justin Verlander and the Bucs still almost won. Monday was just one of those nights where nothing seems to go right. Shake it off and move on. But fans have every right to be upset with this one, as the Bucs squandered a ton […]

The Pirates lost in extremely frustrating fashion on Friday night, staying close but never coming up with a big hit in an excruciating 2-0 loss. There was some good news: James McDonald delivered the big start the Bucs were looking for. He took the loss, of course, but you can’t ask for much more than […]

After last night’s game, I got this tweet and thought it raised a very valid point: Today was the complete opposite, but the end result was the same. The Pirates knocked off the Royals again, completing a sweep and moving within a half-game of the Reds (who play tonight vs. Detroit). Andrew McCutchen was the […]

The Pirates placed Charlie Morton on the 15-day DL today (retroactive to the 30th) with “shoulder inflammation.” Juan Cruz will rejoin the team (from the restricted list) to take Morton’s roster spot, meaning lefty Doug Slaten gets to stick around for now. As I suspected in my post the other day comparing Morton and Kevin […]

I’ll admit it – I was very worried about A.J. Burnett tonight. He was coming off two terrible rehab starts, had to be somewhat unprepared for the NL-best lineup he was facing, and was generally being overhyped by Pirates fans (I was a fan of the Burnett pick up, but I certainly didn’t expect him […]

Early on today it looked like the Pirates and D-Backs were going to get into a slugfest…but the game ended up being a tight pitcher’s duel instead, and the Bucs were able to do just enough to leave the desert with a series win. The Pirates look poised to score early on against Arizona starter […]

The Pirates had a great chance to steal another close ballgame today, but a couple mistakes did them in. Kevin Correia looked like the guy we saw in the first half last season–possibly even better. He pitched very well, allowing just four hits and two walks in six innings. The Dodgers scored in the first […]